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This painting shows a man depicted from two angles; on the left, he faces us, while on the right, his back is to us. In both views he wears the same clothes and is in the same position.

Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)

Date
c. 1823/1824
Medium
oil on canvas
Size
14½ × 18 in (36.8 × 45.7 cm)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 2006.128.18. See the museum’s record
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0).

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Print
16 × 20 in, filling the paper (trims 0.6 % of the picture)
Center
47¼ in (120 cm) from the floor
Above the console table
8 in (20 cm) from the console table to the frame
Ideal width
36 to 41 in over a 54 in console table
Why this height
Centered at eye level, this frame would not sit 6 to 10 in above the console table, so the 8 in gap sets the height.
Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta: a 16 × 20 in print hung above a console table, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
16 × 20 in landscape print (41 × 51 cm), centered 47¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the console table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Standard paper sizes that keep this painting’s proportions, the frames that fit them, and how sharp each one prints.

Paper Filling the paper Printed whole Frame Frame with a 2 in mat Frame with a 3 in mat Sharpness
8 × 10 in trims 0.6 % 8 × 10 in 8 × 10 in ready-made 12 × 14 in custom 14 × 16 in custom 1750 dpi, crisp up close
11 × 14 in trims 2.4 % 11 × 13¾ in 11 × 14 in ready-made 15 × 18 in custom 17 × 20 in custom 1250 dpi, crisp up close
16 × 20 in trims 0.6 % 16 × 20 in 16 × 20 in ready-made 20 × 24 in ready-made 22 × 26 in custom 875 dpi, crisp up close

Sharpness is worked out from the largest file the museum offers. Above 300 dpi a print holds up at arm’s length; 150 dpi is plenty for a picture seen from across a sofa.

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Free for any use, including commercial: this image is public domain (CC0).

Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0). You may print, share, change and sell it without asking. Read what that means on our image license page, and how to get a good result in how to print a public-domain painting.

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